White House expected to tap DOE's McNamee to fill key FERC seat

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The White House is expected to tap US Department of Energy officialBernard McNamee to fill the soon-to-be-vacant spot at the US FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission, several Washington sources saidThursday.Filling the post quickly would lower chances some midstreamnatural gas infrastructure will be caught in a 2-2 split at the commission,given recent dissents on some projects. But McNamee's backing of DOEinitiatives to keep coal and nuclear power plants afloat could stoke gasindustry fears of erosion to their edge in wholesale power markets.Commissioner Robert Powelson, an outspoken critic of suchmarket interventions, will leave FERC Friday to become president ofthe National Association of Water Companies.